Published 8:36 am, Saturday, March 2, 2013

Dr. Jim Denison, president and founder of the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture, will speak Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon at Wayland Baptist University’s Willson Lectures.

Sessions will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Room 211 of Wayland’s McClung University Center with a reception to follow. Denison will speak again at chapel at 11 a.m. Wednesday, then hold a question-and-answer forum at 1:30 p.m. in the Nunn Business Building auditorium. Admission to each session is free and open to the public.

Dr. Denison has devoted his life to engaging contemporary culture with biblical truth. While most of the world is experiencing a spiritual awakening, Western culture is experiencing a spiritual crisis. To combat this crisis, Dr. Denison launched the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture in 2009. A regular contributor to The Dallas Morning News and The Christian Post, among other news and media outlets, Dr. Denison uses essays dealing with current news and cultural events to communicate biblical truths.

“We are excited to have Dr. Denison speaking as part of our Willson Lectures,” said Micheal Summers, Wayland’s director of church services and member of the Willson Lectures committee. “His approach in using cultural events as the catalyst for spiritual discussion is both enlightening and applicable. We hope that his visit to our campus will help to open those avenues of discussion within our community.”

Denison, who has authored seven books, writes a daily commentary on current events. His commentary is available via email to anyone who registers for the service. Recent commentaries have dealt with topics straight out of the news headlines, including topics such as a homeless man returning a diamond ring and the Christian community’s response to a recent Saturday Night Live skit.

Those in attendance will be given the opportunity to register for Dr. Denison’s daily commentary. There also will be copies of several of his books available for $5.

The Willson Lectures were established in the 1950s by gifts from Floydada residents James M. and Mavis Willson. The Willsons intended for the annual lectureship to feature topics related to “Applied Christianity” and “Christian Home and Family Life” and they worked to secure outstanding speakers over the years.